| News From: Monday, February 25, 2013 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
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Fort Worth Natives Capture Cowtown Marathon Titles
(Star-Telegram)
Craig Ottman won the Cowtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes and 21 seconds while Elizabeth Eder set a new women's course record of 2 hours 46 minutes and 9 seconds.
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San Antonio Runner Logs His 1,000th Marathon
(Star-Telegram)
Larry Macon of San Antonio ran his one-thousandth marathon at the Cowtown Marathon finishing twenty-six thousand, two-hundred miles since the age of fifty-four.
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Cowtown Marathon: Both Records Fall
(Dallas News)
A cool crisp morning aided Craig Ottman to the Cowtown Marathon title and a new course record of 2 hours 36 minutes.
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| News From: Monday, February 18, 2013 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Running Cowtown? Here are Tips from the Medical Director
(Dallas Morning News)
The Cowtown Marathon kicks off this weekend and Darrin D'Agostino, chief medical director for the race, has some suggestions for your perfect race.
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| News From: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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For Downard, The Hardest Part Of Cowtown Marathon Is Registering
(Columbia Tribune)
Scott Downard ran 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 31 minutes. He would have won the Cowtown Marathon but he failed to register for the race and chose to illegally use another's race number.
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| News From: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Cowtown Marathon's First Finisher Disqualified; Runner-up Wins
(Star-Telegram)
Kolin Styles wound up winning the Cowtown Marathon when the first runner across the line was disqualified. Dave Thompson was awarded second place and scored a master's record on the new course for running 2 hours 40 minutes and 54 seconds.
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Cowtown Marathon Winner Disqualified Because He Didn't Register For Race
(Time)
Scott Downard crossed the finish line of the Cowtown Marathon in first place but was later Disqualified for not registering for the race.
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| News From: Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Motivation Comes In Many Forms For Cowtown Runners
(Star-Telegram)
While running long distances might be something left to the strong willed in our society, nothing like free beer seems to draw people out to run 3.1 miles or even 6.2 miles at the Cowtown Marathon events
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Cowtown Marathon Winner Disqualified After Failing To Register
(Star Telegram)
The thirty-fourth edition of the Cowtown Marathon featured nearly 9,000 runners and one unregistered runner tried to steal the show by racing the marathon with an unauthorized bib. He was quickly disqualified and Kolin Styles was declared the winner with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 53 seconds.
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Brothers Sweep Cowtown Races
(ESPN Dallas Ft. Worth)
Kolin Styles won the Cowtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes and 53 seconds. The runner who crossed the line in 2 hours 31 minutes was disqualified for not registering for the marathon.
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Record 25,000 Register For Cowtown Weekend
(Star-Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon weekend kicked off its 34th year with a record twenty-five thousand race registrations topping the previous mark of twenty-two thousand set in 2011.
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| News From: Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Fueling For The Cowtown Marathon
(Dallas Morning News)
The Cowtown Challenge asks participants to run the 5K or 10K on Saturday and the half, marathon, or ultra on Sunday. Fueling for the weekend involves some key nutritional concepts.
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| News From: Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Marathon Organizers Not Resting On Laurels
(Star-Telegram)
While changes to the Cowtown Marathon venue were well received in 2011, the 2012 race shows that organizers are working hard to please runners by further tweaking the race.
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| News From: Monday, February 13, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Gratitude Runs Deep For Cowtown Marathon Runner Who Survived Brain Tumor
(Star Telegram)
Todd Keller struggled to run after three brain surgeries were needed to remove a brain tumor. An infection set in and damaged his inner ears the forced Keller to walk and run again. He will run the Cowtown races on February 26 and continue to do so each year that he is able.
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| News From: Saturday, January 7, 2012 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Start Training Now To Join In On Cowtown Marathon
(Star Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon is a little over six weeks away and that's just enough time to begin training to finish one of this year's races.
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| News From: Friday, April 1, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Marathon Gives Shoes To Future Runners
(NBCDFW.com)
More than 500 North Texas children have new running shoes thanks to organizers of the Cowtown Marathon
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| News From: Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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The Cowtown Marathon Winners
(Star Telegram)
Joe Beisner won the challenging Cowtown Marathon despite windy condition. His time of 2 hours 44 minutes and 27 seconds gave him the win by just over 2 minutes.
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Cowtown Conditions Tough For Everyone
(Star Telegram)
From the mid-pack runner to the elite racers, Cowtown Marathon and half-marathon participants found the wind to be "a little brutal."
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| News From: Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Race Course Changes Enjoyed By Many
(Star-Telegram)
Positive feedback surrounded the Cowtown Marathon's move to the Will Rogers Memorial Center and runners enjoyed the decsion to spread the weekend race events over two days.
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| News From: Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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This Weekend, Runners Will Rule Fort Worth's Roads.
(Star Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon has moved the pre-race expo venue to the Will Rogers Memorial Center for more space for a record number of runners.
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| News From: Friday, February 25, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Revamped Cowtown Schedule Offers New Opportunities
(Dallas News)
Logan Sherman hopes to win or compete in each of the events surrounding the Cowtown Marathon. This weekend he hope to claim the 5K title on Saturday and then the 50K title on Sunday.
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More Than 21,500 To Run Cowtown Over Two Days
(Star Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon has registered a record number of runners with more than 21,500 people signed up for races this weekend.
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Expanded Cowtown Appears Headed For Another Record Year
(Star Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon has outgrown it venue from 2010 and will celebrate its first year at the Will Rogers Memoiral Center along with a record setting number of participants.
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| News From: Monday, February 14, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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With Son In Afghanistan, Mom Vows To Run, And Finish, Cowtown Marathon
(Keller Citizen)
On February 27, Carolyn Miller has vowed to finish the Cowtown Marathon for her son who is deployed to Afghanistan.
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| News From: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Runners' Gear And Gadgets For The Cowtown Crowd
(Star-Telegram)
Runners gearing up for the Cowtown Marathon will appreciate the reviews and photos of gadgets from new shoes to water and sweat proof headphones.
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| News From: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Marathon Expands Race To Three Days
(NBCDFW.com)
The Cowtown Marathon and events is expanding to three days and moving to the Will Rogers Memorial Center for 2011
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| News From: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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The Cowtown Marathon Moves To Will Rogers, Expands To Two Days
(Star-Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon has announced that it will be moving to the Will Rogers Memorial Center, changing the running courses and expanding the running event to two days on February 26 and 27 of 2011
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| News From: Friday, March 5, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Cowtown Race 'Disappointing'
(Dallas News)
A handful of lead runners in the marathon and 5K race events of the Cotown Marathon weekend were inadvertently misdirected. The majority of the 5K participants ran just under two miles instead of the standard three point one mile course.
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| News From: Sunday, February 28, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Dallas Runner Wandered To Big Win In Cowtown Marathon
(Dallas News)
Logan Sherman, Dallas, won the Cowtown Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 58 seconds the day before his 24th birthday and despite being led off course near the 14-mile mark.
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| News From: Friday, February 26, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Something's Brewing At End Of Cowtown Marathon
(Star-Telegram)
The latest research is showing the popping a beer at the end of a marathon might be better for your body than water. The study says that the sugars, salts and bubbles in the carbonated beverage may allow the body to absorb fluids more quickly than water.
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| News From: Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cancer Survivor To Run 10 Marathons, Raise $500K
(Kvue.com)
Don Armstrong, a cancer survivor, hopes to raise half a million dollars for cancer research by running ten marathons. His first race will take place this weekend at the Cowtown Marathon.
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| News From: Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Course Designed To Make Cowtown Marathon A Beautiful Trip
(Star-Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon will traverse the more scenic areas of Ft. Worth and allow more than eighteen-thousand participants to enjoy running various distances. Parking and traffic control are among the many items to be taken into consideration by race organizers.
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| News From: Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Thousands Of Volunteers Getting Ready For Cowtown Marathon
(The Star Telegram.)
February 27 will mark one of the largest social events of the season. The thirty-second event will utilize the enthusiasm of more than three-thousand volunteers.
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| News From: Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Fort Worth's Cowtown Registrations Leap Under New Limits
(Dallas News)
More than eight-thousand, seven-hundred runners have registered for the Cowtown marathon events slated for February 27. The events all have registration caps with only three-hundred spots left for the marathon as of Wednesday.
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| News From: Thursday, November 26, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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The Cowtown
(NBCDFW.com)
The Cowtown Marathon will be held on February 27th of 2010 and has limited the number of available registration slots for the late February marathon, half-marathon and 50K.
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| News From: Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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A Fort Worth Pile-up on the Way to the Parade
(Star-Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon holds multiple race events in conjunction with its marathon and officials of the city of Fort Worth have now raised the cost of holding public events on the streets to seventy-five dollars per block. That will cost the marathon thousands of dollars.
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| News From: Monday, March 2, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
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Krum runner wins third straight Cowtown Marathon
(Dallas News)
Keith Pierce smashed the course record for the Cowtown Marathon, which he set in 2007, by nearly five minutes as he led almost eighteen thousand runners in Saturdays running events. Pierce won the overall men's title with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and is the first person to win three consecutive Cowtown marathon race titles.
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| News From: Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Sluggish Economy Hasnt Slowed Down Runners or Marathons
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The 2009 Cowtown Marathon will featue a record number of participants -- more than 15,00 -- and runners nationwide don't seem to be deterred by the bad economy, though it has made it harder for some races to find sponsors.
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| News From: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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"Dallas Runner's 100th Marathon Comes With a Cause: to Help Blacks Hit the Track"
(The Dallas Morning News)
Tony Reed - CPA, author, professional speaker, and founder of the National Black Marathoners' Association -- is hoping to increase exercise among African Americans and fight diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and hypertension.
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| News From: Monday, February 23, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
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The Cowtown Marathon free health screenings
(Dallas Fitness Examiner)
Free health screenings will be available at the UNT Health Science Center's Health and Fitness expo, to be held as part of the Cowtown Marathon weekend, on Friday and Saturday the 27th and 28th of February.
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Monk, engineer or mama, Cowtown Marathon takes all kinds
(Star-Telegram)
Some start with a five kilometer race and others run something longer than the twenty six point two mile run. For many, the thirty-first annual Cowtown Marathon on February 28 is the final goal.
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| News From: Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Marathon champion Keith Pierce going for three-peat
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Keith Pierce, coach of three different sports at Krum High School, is aiming to win his third consecutive Cowtown Marathon on February 28th. Pierce won the 2007 race by 12 minutes, and set a personal record of 2:23:07 at his last marathon, the Steamtown Marathon in October. Pierce would become the second ever three-time winner of the Cowtown Marathon.
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| News From: Friday, September 12, 2008 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Marathon Runners now can toss in their chips
(Dallas News)
The new ChronoTrack chip which is waterproof, disposable and attached to he runner's bibs will become more frequently used at races in Texas. Raul Najera's Austin-based Run Far timing system has tested ChronoTrack since July. The commonly used ChampionChip can be a hassle for race organizers to distribute and collect.
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| News From: Sunday, February 24, 2008 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Wind near end makes Cowtown no walk in park
(The Star-Telegram)
The 2008 Cowtown Marathon saw high winds along the final miles of the race which caused the men's marathon leader Keith Pierce to walk before winning his second title. It also caused a shake-up in the lead pack of the women's marathon which was won by Riva Graeme who had given birth six months prior.
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Doctor Riva Graeme has prescription for victory in Cowtown Marathon
(Dallas Morning News)
Doctor Riva Graeme had her third win at the 2008 Cowtown Marathon in 3:08:29. Graeme who won in 2000 and 2002 had not run the distance in four years. Also of note, Graeme just gave birth six months ago.
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| News From: Friday, February 22, 2008 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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It could be the race of the decades: the octogenerians
(Star Telegram)
A race of the octogenerians has developed for the 2008 Cowtown Marathon. The players are Don McNelly, 87, from Rochester, N.Y. with more than 700 marathons under his belt and has been running for almost forty years versus local favorite Gene Brock, 80, from Arlington has thirty years of running experience. McNelly and Brock hope to finish in less than six hours. McNelly finished in 5:30:33 at the Austin Marathon last weekend. Cowtown organizers created a new 80-and-up age group for the two runners. Because McNelly and Brock are the only two entrants, only one will go home with the 80-plus medal.
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| News From: Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Thirty Cowtown Marathons, and one man has run them all
(Dallas Morning News)
Jim Gilliland said the friendships cultivated have been the highlight of his tenure as he prepares for the Cowtown Marathon's thirtieth anniversary. Gilliland has served as race director since the first Fort Worth Cowtown Marathon in February 1979. He has seen the race grow from 210 to over 13,000 runners.
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| News From: Sunday, January 27, 2008 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Some runners need to stretch themselves
(Star-Telegram)
The Cowtown Marathon has added a 50-kilometer ultramarathon race to the 2008 event festivities to celebrate their 30th anniversary. 50 kilometers is only five miles longer than a marathon, but for a new ultra runner, that five miles extra means everything.
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| News From: Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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NBMA selects Cowtown Marathon for 2009 event
(Black Athlete Sports Network)
The National Black Marathoners' Association has selected the Cowtown Marathon for its 2009 Event. The NBMA seeks to encourage Black Americans and others to pursue a healthy life-style through long distance running and walking. As one of the largest events in the Southwest, Cowtown Marathon will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary.
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| News From: Thursday, August 2, 2007 |
| | Cowtown Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Cowtown Marathon Has New Running Mate
(Star Telegram)
Looney is starting the Fort Worth Marathon, scheduled for Nov. 11 at the Botanical Gardens. Although the Cowtown Marathon, scheduled in February, has been run for 30 years, Looney sees plenty of room for one more.
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